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Drama Now

on BBC Radio 3

My Name is Bird McKai
A new play specially written for American radio by ANNE LEATON
' You gotta fly, Bird! All the way up to the moon, maybe ... Not like your ma. Your ma got her wings clipped early. But you -you're gonna fly.' Young Bird McKai found that her mother's strange obsession was to alter her life.
Other parts: BILLIE MAE RICHARDS FRANK PERRY and JOHN STOCKER Music effects by DAVID CROSBY
Producer KARL SCHMIDT at Ear-play, the drama production centre for American public radio

Contributors

Radio By:
Anne Leaton
Unknown:
Billie Mae Richards
Unknown:
Frank Perry
Unknown:
John Stocker
Unknown:
David Crosby
Producer:
Karl Schmidt
Bird McKai:
Terry Tweed
Donald McKai, her father:
Henry Ramer
Amanda McKai, her mother:
Ruth Springford
Jimmy:
Gary Files
Man selling dreams:
Claude Rae
Café counterman:
David Hughes
Red Eagle:
Len Birman

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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